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Kevin Reid's avatar

Thank you once again, Patti.

'Paupers Dough' made me cry as it did when I first saw the movie. A poignant catharsis, now that I find myself back in my West of Scotland hometown after almost 30 years.

I read your post while sitting at Saltcoats Harbour in Ayrshire, (the birth county of Robert Burns, (I once met you and Oliver Ray after you performed with Michael Marra at a Robert Burns Festival). As I looked over to the Isle of Arran, "The Sleeping Warrior " (after its distinctive skyline), the movie and the song raised memories of my childhood, when this harbour was full of fishermen and their boats, when the seaside was awash with people bathing, children building and burying with sand, donkey rides and fish 'n' chips.

Though the boats and fisherman are gone, the donkey rides no longer, people are returning to the seaside like I haven't seen since my childhood.

I wish you all the very best with 'Pauper's Dough' and hope you find an expression of the song you are happy with so we can all hear it.

"From Scotland with Love"

Kevin 🎈

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Lois Farina Reilly's avatar

It's so easy to like you, Patti, for you are always who you are...bright, passionate, empathetic, humble, fierce...I could go on. It's been such fun participating in dialogs like this, you ask, we respond, and you express your appreciation and acknowledge our efforts. Always...

Last night my husband and I watched on YouTube the finale of your 2019 show at the Philly Met, which we attended. I was transported back to my seat in the theater, dancing as I had that nite, unable to be still as your energy grabbed me. The week after Philly we went to a performance at Cathedral of St. John to see Jesse play in homage to the brave souls in attendance at the incident in Tiananmen Square. I wore the shirt I had bought from her in Philly. Serendipitously, we were both on the outer staircase at the same time, she with a friend, I with my husband. I said hello, she noticed the shirt, and then my Italia baseball cap and asked if she could photograph me and of course I said yes, reminding her that I'd bought it from her! We then bumped into one another again in the rest room, and I assured her I was not a stalker!😊 We've had some heartfelt exchanges since then. At age 77 I am still, and always shall be, a rocker! Til next time...

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